Business	12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2012
Business [Abstract]
Business	1. BUSINESS MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "MSC") is a distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") supplies with headquarters in Melville, New York. The Company has an additional office support center in Southfield, Michigan and serves primarily domestic markets through its distribution network of 106 branch offices and five customer fulfillment centers located near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Elkhart, Indiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Reno, Nevada; and Wednesbury, United Kingdom.

Business

12 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

1. BUSINESS

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "MSC") is a distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations ("MRO") supplies with headquarters in Melville, New York. The Company has an additional office support center in Southfield, Michigan and serves primarily domestic markets through its distribution network of 106 branch offices and five customer fulfillment centers located near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Elkhart, Indiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Reno, Nevada; and Wednesbury, United Kingdom.